Gosh, These two are so lovey this trip. It seems to be a very relaxed official visit. Holding hands alot, and if the people and cameras weren't there i'm sure there would be lots of kissing!!
It really is so sweet to see how in love they are. And they look very happy.

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Gosh, These two are so lovey this trip. It seems to be a very relaxed official visit. Holding hands alot, and if the people and cameras weren't there i'm sure there would be lots of kissing!!
It really is so sweet to see how in love they are. And they look very happy.

They are very lovely. I like this generation of young royals in love. Quite the contrast from the 19 century/early 20th century.

The pictures are wonderful, finally we see some connection between them. They don't show their affection often, they don't have to but it's nice to see it's there. What strikes me a bit is that it's called an "Official Visit" but from what we see it could well be a personal holiday including photographer. I really like what I see but I am missing abit the working part or purpose.

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The pictures are wonderful, finally we see some connection between them. They don't show their affection often, they don't have to but it's nice to see it's there. What strikes me a bit is that it's called an "Official Visit" but from what we see it could well be a personal holiday including photographer. I really like what I see but I am missing abit the working part or purpose.

It's called an official visit because they are there on the invitation of the Icelandic President (and you can see that he and his wife accompanied the royal couple everywhere), just as they were e.g. in Schlesvig-Holstein on the invitation of the Minister President or in Romania on the invitation of the Romanian President.
It's not a commercial/cultural mission like the trip to New York or to the EXPO in Japan or a trip related to a patronage like the one to Slovenia.
They are there to strenghten the bilateral relations with a country which once was a Danish colony (therefore the relation is sometimes a bit troubled) and still has many connections with DK. That's their work.
If you would have a closer look at their agenda you would see that they visited certain places for certain reasons/purposes: they emphasize the connection between Iceland and DK.